UCF Football Team Names Josh Heupel New Head Coach

On Tuesday morning, the Knights issued a press release announcing the hiring of Missouri offensive coordinator Josh Heupel, who will replace Scott Frost leading the undefeated team.

Frist departed UCF after leading the Knights to a victory in the AAC Championship and a berth in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl where they will face off against Auburn on Jan. 1.

“I’m extremely excited about the opportunity to represent UCF,” Heupel said in an official statement. “What makes this opportunity so unique is the vision of the leadership from President John Hitt, Provost Dale Whitaker and Director of Athletics Danny White.

“Their vision for this becoming one of the premier programs in the country makes this an exciting opportunity. That vision, the amazing campus, along with the recruiting base not only allows you to have immediate success but sustained success. I’m very excited to get a staff together and get to work with our wonderful student-athletes.”